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Judge dismisses petition to remove Mecklenburg sheriff from office
A Superior Court Judge dismissed a petition Thursday to remove Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden from office.
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Brown, US attorney seek to block legislative release of Zarutska file
A federal judge issued an order Thursday blocking Charlotte-Mecklenburg police and North Carolina legislators from releasing information from the criminal investigative file tied to Iryna Zarutska's fatal stabbing last August on Charlotte's light rail line.
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Lawmakers flag breakdown in NC mental health commitments
A House Select Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety meeting on Wednesday focused on the mental health system in North Carolina, specifically, outpatient commitment vs. inpatient commitment, both involuntary and voluntary, and what can be done to improve outcomes.
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Boliek seeks voter roll probe as US Senate candidate address questioned
North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek sent a letter to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) on Friday requesting an investigation into voter registrations that list non-residential addresses.
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Hearing scheduled Thursday on petition to remove Mecklenburg sheriff
A hearing has been scheduled Thursday morning in Charlotte on a petition to remove Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden from office.
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Murders fuel debate over bail, mental health policy in NC
The recent murders of Iryna Zarutska, Charlotte, and Zoe Welsh, Raleigh, have brought scrutiny over how NC’s criminal justice system handles such cases and what can be done to improve the system to prevent such tragedies from occurring in the future.
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Charlotte TV station requests law-enforcement recordings over Iryna Zarutska killing
Charlotte TV station WSOC has filed a formal response opposing an emergency motion by DeCarlos Brown Jr. that seeks to block the release of law-enforcement recordings connected to the August 2025 killing of Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte light rail.
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Federal judge blocks CMPD video release in light rail killing case
A federal judge ordered Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Monday not to release any video or audio related to the federal case involving Iryna Zarutska’s August 2025 killing on the city’s light rail transit line.
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Stein backs Cunningham opponent as she seeks sheriff’s removal
“No sheriff should ever suggest that a legislator’s safety depends on how she votes. I was afraid and the intimidation affected me,” said Cunningham in a press statement Monday.
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Renew NC extends Helene housing aid deadline to Jan. 31
Renew NC announced it has extended the deadline for western NC homeowners affected by Hurricane Helene to apply for assistance through the Single-Family Housing Program (SFHP) from Dec. 31 to Jan. 31.
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Stein announces hundreds of millions for infrastructure projects in WNC
As western North Carolina continues to recover more than a year later from Hurricane Helene, Gov. Josh Stein’s office has released several announcements in recent days detailing funding for infrastructure repairs.
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$29M more in federal funds coming to NC for Helene recovery
State agencies and communities in western NC will soon be receiving $29 million in federal public assistance reimbursements for Hurricane Helene recovery projects.
